LA 500: Craig R. Cooning

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Craig R. Cooning is president of the Network and Space Systems division at Boeing Co., the world’s largest aerospace company. N&SS comprises six business areas providing global customers with space exploration, cybersecurity, missile defense, and satellite communications solutions. Previously, he served as vice president and general manager of Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems, and chief executive of Boeing Satellite Systems International. Boeing’s El Segundo facility is the world’s largest satellite factory. A retired Air Force major general, he was director of space acquisition for the undersecretary of the Air Force prior to joining Boeing in September 2005.